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Political Factoid
Corporation Pollution Champions of the Bush Years*
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Corporation |
Location |
Size |
Pollution |
| 1. |
J.R.Simplot Co. |
Boise, ID |
$12 billion |
Main source of a potentially deadly amount of phosphorus dumped into the Portneuf River. |
| 2. |
Cargill |
Minneapolis, MN |
$88 billion |
Overwhelming wastewater-treatment facilities in Virginia, causing the dumping of toxic substances into the North Fork Shenandoah River. |
| 3. |
Ford Motor Company |
Dearbor |
$172 billion |
Company waste has contributed to 40 Superfund sites. |
| 4. |
The Boeing Company |
Chicago, IL |
$66 billion |
Greenhouse-gas emissions from aircraft expected to more than triple by 2050. |
| 5. |
Apple |
Cupertino, CA |
$24 billion |
Significant amounts of phthalate, a toxin thought to cause birth defects, have been found in the iPhone and iPod headphone cords. |
| 6. |
Southern Company (Utility) |
Atlanta, GA |
$15 billion |
The top three carbon-dioxide-emitting plants in the U.S. |
| 7. |
American Electric Power |
Columbus, OH |
$13 bilion |
One of the biggest mercury polluters in the U.S. |
| 8. |
Massey Energy |
Richmond, VA |
$2 billion |
Company owned controversial sludge reservoir that lies less than 400 yards from a West Virginia elementary school. |
| 9. |
Chevron |
San Ramon, CA |
$207 billion |
Waste contributed to more than 90 active Superfund sites. |
| 10. |
Alcoa |
Pittsburgh, PA |
$31 billion |
Aluminum smelters which release 6.1 million pounds of air pollution annually. |
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